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| Just thinking about Gerry's diamond gives me a warm feeling; it's almost as though he's going to be coming home again. It’s hard to explain - but it's a nice feeling, and thanks to you and LifeGem, I’m able to feel something besides the sorrow, loneliness, and fear that have been with me since he died. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making it possible. The LifeGem diamond will bring us back together - forever. | Carol Thorndyke (wife ) |
| Dear Dean. Here is a picture of my diamond after it was mounted in my wedding ring. It is much more than I expected. If you ever have a potential customer in this area I would be more than happy to show them your finished product. | Philip Palmer (husband ) |
Dear Mr. Herro,
Today marks a year since my niece, Valerie, passed away. I thought it timely to write and tell you how very much her LifeGem has meant to me.
I have had my LifeGem set in a ring that I shall wear always. Its brilliance and beauty bring a measure of comfort. When our family was together in May and our five rings together, I truly felt Valerie was with us.
Valerie asked that we celebrate her life rather than mourn her death. Our LifeGem diamonds help us to do so.
Thank you | Kathy Rinna (Aunt ) |
Our family is deeply thankful to you as well for the high level of communication and customer service that you've exhibited. I have to tell you that my mother was completely thrilled when the gem was received. It is our feeling that there is no more special memory of our father that could have been created.
If you ever need a reference for your product and services, feel free to contact me. I'm sure that my mother and the rest of our family would be more than willing to provide you with overwhelmingly positive references as well.
Thanks again! Pete Bergquist
Dear Mr. VandenBiesen,
There are no words to express my feelings about the beautiful diamond I received from my children on Christmas Eve.
My husband was a wonderful most generous man and I have missed him very much since he passed away. The diamond has brought some comfort to me and I will treasure it always.
I had a beautiful ring made with it along with the diamond from my wedding ring.
I can’t thank you enough for making this all possible. | Nancy Bergquist (wife ) |
While admittedly at a loss for words initially, I'm now beginning to warm up in public. Many, many people are seeing this wonder, and all are taken aback. I still can't find appropriate words to thank you enough for your efforts.
At Kitty Hawk United Methodist church a few Sundays ago the sunlight coming through a stained glass window enveloped the gem with spectral light that practically rendered me witless. Mom is in my heart and now with me every day. I thank God we met, and I mean that with all I've learned about meaning in 49 years... | William Allen Lucas (son ) |
Dean,
I have not forgotten that I told you I would send you a picture of my ring. The ring is gorgeous. You might just have to come to North Carolina and see it.
I've gone to my Compassionate Friends group and shown it around. I've shown it to my doctors and everyone. I've given your website to lots of people, and your name to several others. | Cheri Newman (Mother ) |
I am so grateful to have heard about LifeGem. I can’t tell you how much it changes my attitude and outlook… I’m still sad sometimes and of course miss my dad terribly, but when I talk to people about it, I am almost always happy and positive because I can say, we’re sad because we MISS him, but we’re happy because we REMEMBER him…And having this diamond makes me remember him.
So again, Dean, I thank you guys from the bottom of my heart for giving me the opportunity to remember him.
| Sarah Spencer (Daughter ) |
Yesterday, I received the two LifeGems that you sent. They look beautiful!!!
Thank you very much for all you've done for us.
The timing was good, as my younger son, Marcus, was asked to bring some things to his grief support group in one week. He previously brought the yellow diamond, and now he can bring the blue ones.”
Bless you, and all who contributed to the 'LifeGem' dream !!! | James Hatfield (Husband ) |
Thank-you! Thank-you!
They are wonderful. What a great service.
I love you all for giving us all the effort and care. Our mom and dad forever!
God bless to all. | Lore Coultrap (Daughter ) |
Hi Rusty,
Thanks soooooo much for sending Hannah's diamonds! They are so beautiful.
We want to thank you for giving us this gift just before the one year anniversary of Hannah's birthday into Heaven.
God bless you. | Susi Rowley (Mother ) |
Dear LifeGem,
I just wanted to send a quick note to thank everyone that helped me in this process. This was a very hard time in my life and everyone has been extremely kind. I’m very thankful that you have thought of a way to make a heart breaking situation a little bit brighter.
This is a truly wonderful thing that you are all doing.
Sincerely, | Cynthia Stethem (Best Friend ) |
Dear LifeGem,
Just a note to say I absolutely love my LifeGem and the setting it was put in.
Thanks for being so great on the phone with all the calls I bugged you with.
I truly hope your business does wonderful which I am sure it will.
Thanks again.
| Sandy Bogstie (Wife ) |
Dean,
I had earrings made out of two of the princess cut diamonds and have been offered money for them...my come back is you cant afford them..they are worth more then you could ever pay me.
All I can say is putting my husband’s death into something with so much LIFE was the best move I cold have ever made......All my love to you and anyone who had a hand in my husbands...Death and rebirth...... | Elizabeth Hile Needham (Wife ) |
Dear Mike, Dean, and Rusty,
Thank you for all of your hard work to make my mother's LifeGem an awesome reality!
The Blue LifeGem sparkles with radiant light as my dear mother did while on earth.
When I first saw it in all of its beauty, tears came to my eyes, because I felt as if my mother's life essence was contained within the diamond.
The setting is wonderful and enhances the loveliness of the LifeGem.
Sincerely,
Laura Andreini
Dear Dean,
Some of the qualities I appreciate about your excellent customer service are the genuine concern for each customer's loss of a loved one, your careful handling of the loved one's cremated remains, and your professionalism and expertise in creating a lasting tribute in the form of a LifeGem.
All the best,
| Laura Andreini (Daughter ) |
Dear Dean,
I am writing you to let you know that I was able to pick up the blue LifeGem yesterday. I am very pleased with the result. Even the people from the Diamond Office couldn't believe their eyes.
I want to make sure you know that it was a pleasure doing business with you guys and I will continue to spread the word regarding your unique services. I have a meeting with a jewelery designer this weekend who will create a necklace for the gem. I hope to be able to wear it for X-Mas.
| Katty Pepermans (Wife ) |
Dean:
I got my father's diamond today. It's lovely and the presentation case is just great. I am very very happy with it. I'd say more but, frankly, I'm quite tired (very long day). You folks know what you are doing. Everything has been tasteful and beautiful and well handled.
You and everyone else at LifeGem have my heart-felt thanks and appreciation and that of all my family.
Very Best Regards, | Aaron Beard (Son ) |
Good Morning Dean:
I received the diamonds on Friday morning. They were beautiful. On my way home from work I stopped at Ryan Funeral Home and talked to one of the owner's. I showed him the diamond, the certificate and gave him ten brochures with my name and telephone number on.
I told him any client that wanted to call me was fine to check this out.
Sincerely, | Marge Pearson (Daughter ) |
Dear Russell,
Thank you doesn't seem enough for the most exquisite, precious, treasured 'miracle' that you have sent us!!!
My heart swells (and so do my tears) each and every time I look at David's LifeGem . . . (and I seem to be compelled to do so - often!!)
Words don't seem to be enough to express my feelings . . . THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!
You have created the most precious, special memory and enabled me to feel 'close' to my loved one in the most miraculous way!!!!!
I really appreciated your ongoing thoughtfulness, and kind and caring words,
Many, many thanks again, | Lisa, Jakob & Emilie Tiivel (Wife ) |
Please let Rusty and Michael know that my Life Gem arrived at Ridgewood High School as expected. My husband has the stone and says it looks great.
Unfortunately, I won't see it until tonight :(
I can't wait!!!
| Carolyn Selfe Student Services (Daughter ) |
Hello Dean,
Last Thursday John and I made the trip to Western Australia to deliver Australia's first LifeGem Memorial Diamond. We met Linda Bruce and her children at the television studio where they did a story on LifeGem and John presented Linda with the diamond. She was shaking and crying and thought the memorial was just beautiful; we all had tears in our eyes.
Whilst John and I were driving Linda and her two sons (aged 11 and 14 yrs) back to their accommodation, I heard her youngest boy say "Mum, show me dad again". He then kissed the ring…….tears all around - again!
I spoke with Linda on the phone today and she said she has become the 'Town Celebrity'. Everyone has recognized her, the hairdresser, the baker etc. All the children from her sons' school rushed up to them the following morning and asked lots of questions but more importantly wanted to look at the ring. Linda has been asked by the hospice unit that cared for her late husband to give a talk to all the staff today and of course to explain LifeGem. Great news
Thankyou.
Regards,
| Michelle Sabau (Funeral Director ) |
Dean,
The ring is beautiful. I can't thank you enough for sending the pictures. What a great surprise. Now I know I won't sleep tonight.
Thank you very much for being so thoughtful and caring.
| Cris Shelton (Wife ) |
Hi Rusty,
Just wanted to let you know that I received my diamond this morning. It's absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much. Take care and thanks again for keeping in touch with me all this time and for bringing my Memory Diamond home!
| Barbara Sherburne (Wife ) |
Sandra,
Thank you very much for sending me the pictures of the beautiful gem and ring. I look forward to receiving it today. The gem is a beautiful color and it looks wonderful in the ring setting.
Thank you again.
Sandra,
I just received the package a few minutes ago. You are right, Skip is a beautiful gem. | Joy Linviile (Wife ) |
Thank you so very much...it is absolutely stunning. I opened the box, and there it was..the exact color of my mother's eyes!
There is a famous story in my family. When my dad told his mother he intended to marry, she offered him HER mother's engagement ring--a gaudy, expensive diamond--and he replied, "don't be ridiculous, mother--anyone who looks at judy's eyes knows she has to have a sapphire!"
Your company has done something incredible, and I adore this amazing tribute to my parent's love story (love at first sight, and married only a few weeks after that--it lasted until mama's death, 53 years later, with my father still hopelessly in love).
Thank you again.
I will send you a photo of the final setting...I am thinking of a ring, in white gold, with mama's sapphire (also radiant cut) and the lifegem side-by-side. | Meredith Deming (Daughter ) |
Thank you so much for everything, the ring is so beautiful and the tribute pictures are awesome. Everyone that sees it is so amazed by it and they all love it. I hope this company continues to grow and prosper. You guys are the best ever!
Our Wedding is this weekend, on the 20th and it's going to be wonderful and so much fun. Everything is coming together in such a wonderful way!
Thanks so much again.
Peace and Love | Vicky Wright (Mother ) |
WOW,
This news is very exciting to me as I have been thinking about my dad’s stone almost everyday. I have told everyone and anyone about your company and what I am having done.
It will be wonderful to be able to show everyone the stone once I set it in a ring and also the thought of having dad with me where ever I go will help in my healing.
I cannot even begin to express the feeling I got after reading your email to me this morning concerning the tribute that I wrote about my dad.
I never expected to receive such a compassionate email from you and your company.
You have proven to me time and time again how much you all do care about us and our loved ones remains. You also care about what we are feeling and you handle this with such grace.
When I called to notify your company that I had sent my father’s ashes to you, your receptionist was very comforting in letting me know the process and the steps that would follow. Everything that she stated would occur did indeed happen.
I never imagined that the communication from you and your staff would be so personal. It’s like you are now a part of my family. You have shown such comfort and care that words cannot express my thanks to you and your company.
God forbid when the time comes for me to have to endure the pain of losing my precious mother, I will again call on you to create a diamond from her ashes and both these diamonds will then be re-mounted into one ring and they will be side by side forever.
I truly thank you from the bottom of my heart.
| Robin McBreairty (Daughter ) |
Dear Rusty,
Well, I have my diamond and I can't thank you enough. It is much more beautiful than I could have imagined. Knowing that my Mother is in the stone and I can take her with me is an awsome feeling.
I took the stone to the jewelers today for the setting and he was astounded at the cleaness and depth of color. He wanted to do a diamond test on it and I told him ok and he could not believe that it tested as a diamond.
I am picking up the finished ring next Tuesday the 16th and the newspaper and a local news channel are going to meet me there to do the story. This diamond is so fantastic and beautiful I just can't thank you enough.
I will keep you updated and hope my experience will help others to decide that this is a fantastic way to preserve the memory and ashes of their loved ones.
Warmly | Laura Curtin (Daughter ) |
Dean,
My sister received the ring Monday afternoon Japan time right before the Buddhism ceremony for her loved one. (August 15th is a special day in Japan.) She is so impressed with the services LifeGem provided. The beauty of the ring…… speechless….
I cannot thank you enough!! You made a difference!
Miki | Miki Huttig (Daughter ) |
To Dean and all the associates at LifeGem,
I just wanted to thank you all again for your kindness and the beautiful diamonds myself and my granddaughter’s received a couple of months ago.
I did not know about LifeGem, but my husband heard about it and he told me to check into LifeGem and find out about it. You see I love jewelry and he always said he wanted to be cremated. He then told me that I need to get a diamond created after he was gone. He also told almost everyone he knew or saw that after he died and they saw a new diamond on my hand and it winked at them it was him. This may by my imagination, but I see a lighter area in the middle of my diamond and if I move my hand it closes up. I feel that it is really him winking at me and everyone who looks at my diamond. I have had plenty of looks. Everyone who sees it is amazed by the brilliance and the fact that it was created from a loved one. I am so glad I had these diamonds created.
So again I wanted to thank you. I now will have him with me forever and the granddaughters will also have him and be able to remember him. I feel the brilliance comes from him, because he always had a smile and laughed a lot. He loved the granddaughters and spent all the time he could with them and now they will always be able to remember when they look at their stones. I feel this has completed the process of his death. It was sudden and I now feel I can look at my stone and feel he will always be near in spirit.
LifeGem is a wonderful company that has wonderful people working for them. It is a great thing and I have told many people about the company and what they do.
Thanks again. | Denise Doyle (wife ) |
Hi Dean,
I just wanted to say what a pleasure it was to meet you and Rusty today. I am so glad I had the opportunity to visit. I can't even begin to tell you how impressed I am with how you treat your clients. I feel like you really understand how we are feeling as we grieve and the importance that these gems play in helping us cope with the loss of our loved ones. I am truly grateful to you and Rusty and look forward to continue working with you on our next stone!
Thank you for everything,
Angie | Angela Ravasz (Wife ) |
Thought you might enjoy seeing the final result of the LifeGem.
I believe the ring turned out exceptionally beautiful and can recommend your firm to anyone that might wish to take this avenue as a remembrance of a loved one.
Yours Sincerely, | Laura Fischer (Wife ) |
| When I first heard about LifeGem I was interested immediately in getting this done for my cat, Princess Beanie. I was amazed at how comforting and nice the staff at LifeGem was to me, especially Rusty. He helped in getting a place for her to be cremated and also has kept me updated on the diamond creation process. Not only was Rusty great to me in a business sense, but he also helped me come to some closure about the loss of my best friend. | Nyree Cox (Mommy ) |
My husband Michael had already been diagnosed as terminal when I heard about the LifeGem process. I knew it was the lasting memorial We both loved the idea.
It was such a comfort to me, to think that I could have a part of him so permanent and beautiful for the rest of my life. He mentioned it often, and it was a great comfort to him, too.
When I received the diamond, it was more beautiful than I ever imagined it could be. The gem itself is absolutely stunning. I had a local jewelry-maker set the diamond in the center of a cross, and the cross placed inside his wedding ring, framing the entire thing as a pendant. The results are simply outstanding. There are not enough words to thank you for the compassion and caring everyone at LifeGem showed throughout this process. | Kelly Gosh |